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Emanuel Cleaver: These laws are reminiscent of the poll taxes used in the Jim Crow South.

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
These laws are reminiscent of the poll taxes used in the Jim Crow South.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Voter suppression laws are compared to historical discriminatory practices.

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